VOL. XXII

NO. 10

12-DECEMBER-1988

OMAN

BHP to Spud First Well in Omani Offshore Concession

BHP Petroleum ofAustralia, operator of the 49,189-sq. km. concession opposite the Batinah coastin the Gulf of Oman in which it holds a 60% equity interest with InternationalPetroleum Corporation (32%) and Tethys Oil (8%), announced on 7 December that ithas commissioned the Gulf's largest #12; semi-submersible rig, the "GeorgeRichardson" owned by the Sonat Offshore Drilling Inc., and will startdrilling its...